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“wedded” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wedded
PROP. [Vid: To MARRY].
Figuratively. Devoted or strongly attached to, deditus alicui rei: studiosus alicujus rei (fondly pursuing it): addictus alicui rei (devoted to it). (The words are found in this connection and order.) addictus et deditus. Also, post-Augustan, devotus alicui rei. (The words are found in this connection and order.) deditus devotusque: addictus et quasi consecratus. To be wedded to anything, multum esse in re (e.g., venationibus); totum esse in re: to be wedded to pleasure, voluptatibus deditum esse, servire, astrictum esse; aetatem in voluptatibus collocare; libidinibus se servum praestare: to be wedded to anything (= not to choose to give it up), adhaerescere alicui rei or ad aliquem rem: amplector or amplexus teneo aliquid; nimio amore aliquid amplexus teneo: to be wedded to an opinion, *de sententia dejici or deduci non posse: wedded to an opinion, sententiae alicui quasi addictus et consecratus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wedded?
The usual Latin words for “wedded” are vēnātiō, serviō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.